Table 4 Association of selected socio-demographic and obstetric factors of respondents with preparation for birth and its complication, Goba woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia, April, 2013

Residence

Urban

57 (49.1)

59 (50.9)

3.2 (2.09,4.88)

2.01(1.20,3.36)

Rural

337 (75.6)

109 (24.4)

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Marital status

In marital union

370 (69.7)

161 (30.3)

1.49(0.63, 3.53)

Not in marital union

24 (77.4)

7 (22.6)

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Occupation

Housewife

349 (72.9)

130 (27)

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Gov’t. employee

9 (42.9)

12 (57.1)

3.57 (1.47, 8.69)

1.39(0.48,4.04)

Private employee

9 (64.3)

5 (35.7)

1.49 (0.49, 4.53)

1.15(0.33,4.01)

Merchant

24 (57)

18 (42.9)

2.01 (1.05, 3.83)

1.45(0.68,3.07)

Other ^***

3 (50)

3 (50)

2.68 (0.53, 13.4)

1.69(0.22,13.11)

Age

≤ 20

70 (74.5)

24 (25.5)

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21-25

125 (65.8)

65 (34.2)

1.51 (0.87, 2.63)

26-30

119 (72.6)

45 (27.4)

1.10 (0.62, 1.96)

>30

80 (70.2)

34 (29.8)

1.24 (0.67, 2.28)

Educational level

None

144 (89.4)

17 (10.6)

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Read and write

12 (75)

4 (25)

2.82 (0.81, 9.73)

1.96(0.49,7.79)

Primary

173 (65)

93 (35)

4.55(2.59, 7.99)

3.24(1.75,6.02)

Secondary and above

65 (54.6)

54 (45.4)

7.03 (3.79, 13.06)

2.88(1.34,6.15)

Total family income

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≤ 100

11 (91.7)

1 (8.3)

3.34(0.39, 28.24)

101-300

46 (76.7)

14 (23.3)

5.03(0.64, 39.37)

≥ 301

334 (68.6)

153 (31.4)

Family size

≤ 4

177 (63.9)

100 (36.1)

2.35 (1.40,3.95)

1.19(0.46,3.04)

5-6

117 (72.7)

44 (27.3)

1.57 (0.88,2.78)

1.22(0.61,2.46)

≥ 7

96 (80.7)

23 (19.3)

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ANC follow up

Yes

313 (65.5)

165 (34.5)

14.23(4.42, 45.75)

8.07(2.41,27.00)

No

81 (96.4)

3 (3.6)

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Knowledge status of danger signs during pregnancy

Not knowledgeable

92(51.4)

87 (48.6)

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Knowledgeable

302(78.9)

81 (21.1)

3.52 (2.40, 5.16)

1.74(1.06,2.88)

Knowledge status of danger signs during labour

Not knowledgeable

321(78.3)

89 (21.7)

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Knowledgeable

73 (48)

79 (52)

3.90 (2.62, 5.79)

1.66(0.97,2.84)

Knowledge status of danger signs during postnatal period

336 (76.7)

Not Knowledgeable

58 (46.8)

102 (23.3)

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Knowledgeable

66 (53.2)

3.74(2.47, 5.68)

2.08(1.20,3.60)

Gravid

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103 (64)

58 (36)

1.86(1.17,2.96)

0.32(0.05,2.02)

2-3

142 (68.6)

65 (31.4)

1.51 (0.97, 2.36)

0.39(0.09,1.61)

≥ 4

149 (76.8)

45 (23.2)

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Parity

First

109 (64.5)

60 (35.5)

1.90 (1.19, 3.0)

2.64(0.38,18.17)

Second

76 (61.8)

47 (38.2)

2.14 (1.29,3.54)

3.91(0.81,18.90)

Third

67 (77)

20 (23)

1.03 (0.56,1.90)

1.39(0.46.5.62)

Fourth and above

142 (77.6)

41 (22.4)

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